Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-27

10 fresh southeasterly WHO'S, increasing W
TO brisk, followed Wednesday night by colder
clearing weather and winds becoming northwest
erly.
THE RAILROAD CAsEs.-When the docket
was called in the Circuit Court ior TIE city
yesterday the follow ne dlsposlllon was
made of the railroad cases
J. T. Gatewood VS.. A. & T. Railway, con-
tinued for plaintiff ., -.
for Friday.
continued for plaintiff.
Ella P. Darby vs.. 4. q F. Railway, dis
missed at plaintiffs cost.
Isabella F. Miller rs. Pennsylvania Rail
way. dismissed by order OF plaintiff.
The Moronsco Land Improvement, Manu-
facturiug and Business Co., VS.. a, & F. Rail
cav. dismissed by order of plaintiff.
l.. Marbuyy, admir-. OF A. Anger, VS.. A.
Fl. Railway, continued.
I. V. Fgere, VS.. A. & f. Railway, contin-
ued.
continued
R. A. Travers VS.. A. & F. Railway, set
for Wednesday.
Mary E Parsops VS.. w, o. & W. R. r.,
continued for plaintiff.
JOS Thornberry W.. Va. Midland Railway,
81 for Tuesday. When this case was called
Ia dav it was Continued till Monday on ac'
count OF the illness Of Gen. w. Il. Payne,
counsel for tie defeDdGntl
Louis f. Tarenper vs. 4. < +. Railway,
dismissed al plaintiffs cost.
w. a. Atkinson vs. Y. u. Railway. con-
tiuued for Gefendeut.
j. " Roberts ys. A. & F. Railway, order
for peremptory ria! at next term.
r. E Ring Is 4. & +. Railway con-
tnued.
PoLIcn RFpoRT.-Lsst night was clear
nod cool, with six prisoners n the station
house.
The Mayor tbs morning disposed of the
f,,iaWiag cases:
Charles Burnes and Ella Lucas, colored,
asr,-te by Officers Hayes and Bontz, for
h.iog drunk and disoTderly, were dis
cn4rgoi.
Hm Parker. colored, arrested by Officers
Prize 3nd Grady. for being drunk AND dis
orderly, was fined -
Frederick Jones, cooreG. arrested BIZ OF.
cars HAYES and Henry, for picking Tho
p01ke. Of Randolph Fountain coored, wss
sen; to Jail fer Gfteen days.
Louisa Taylor, arrested by Officer Beach,
for discidery conduct, as fined s.
John Simms, arrested by Officer Taylor.
lpf btiNB '.TutA 6utt GI-t'5U rfiN nv JIG StsA-
ton house. was fined 50
Henry Washington, colored arrested by
Officer Grady, for Gisorderiy conduct was
fined 81
TIE LATE Col. BALL.-Tha relatives in
Washington of the late Col. NJ Duiany
Ball, late district attorney for Alaska re
ceyirga telegram from " rs Bal iulorm
ug them that she would reach here this
I :. II !, go
Der husband At the demo- the Mason vii
hke charge Of the cGeke; and il j. probable
ti.st they Will remove il 10 tha lodge roofo
T. morrow morning a. ten o'clock lhe body
vii be taken to Falls Church, waere after
fGneral services, it Til re Inferred in the
family buryioe sroupd. Mrs GimoFr, VIII
Of II. Gilmore, of the navy, n daughter 81
the deceased, says that she has received
nothing but kilograms from her mother aud
can only make conjsctures as to the probe
HE cause of dea+n. She rresums5 thar her
mother started for home with the remaius
50 -oou after the death of her father that
she bad n opportunity to write
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CIRCUIT CoUEr.-Judge las. Keith. pre-
siding -Jo3. Thoraberry VS.. Va. Mid By;
contuu-G till Monday on account Of illness
ofcaunsei FOR defendant.
Summers & Bro. vs. ]. ". PeaEe; argued
aud submitted
West ct al. vs.. Austin ct al; r. e. Sinclair
substituted a. commissioner in place of X.
kemper, resigned.
W F. Creighton VS.. J. H. Maddox; judg'
msnt for plaintiff.
l Eichbe:g vs.. J. H. Maddox; judgment
o- plaintiff
Geo. ". Merchant VS.. Mary Cowling ct
a; sale reported and report of commissioners
confirmed.
Court adjourned till tomorrow morning
At 10 O'Clock.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Sadie Taylor gave a
pleasant party to her little friends last Fri
dav evening.
Miss Leila VanWyck, daughter of Judge
lanWyck, Of Brooklyn, n. Y, has gone
home
Mrs. John Parrot has returned to her
home in New York
Mr.. Julian Burke and family have re-
turned to their home from Seminary Hill.
Surgeon Norwood Suter was in the city
sunday on visit to his parents.
SCHOOL PERNuTs.-Yesterday the clerk
OF the City school Board issued 81 permits
TO children to attend the public schools
10 white boy, l to white girl, S TO colored
ooys ard y to colored girls. For the month
OF September there were issued 1877 per-
mis-5il to white boys, 34S to white girls,
so to colored boys aud Ais to colored girls.
winch is decrease of II as compared with
the month of September last year. The de-
crease is 10 the colored boys schools.
DEMOCRATIC CoMMIrrEE.-The city DEM
oc-atic committee held meeting last night,
discussed the political situation and talked
over the plan to be pursued in conducting
tha al ol, ID
ciaed 10 meet again Thursday evening next
with the county committee, to receive the
names of such persons as wish to become
candilalss for the LeCislature end 10 make